On Saturday, the cross country season continued with the London Cross Country Champs, held on the iconic Parliament Hill course in London. Krzysztof Klidzia completed the roughly 10k course in a time of 42 minutes. The weather has not been great recently, although we still pull on our trainers and venture out. But why not … Continue reading Gran Canaria Sun to Ashford Mud
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Although it was a dismal weekend with horizontal rain that didn’t stop, that didn’t stop Folkestone Running Club members from getting out and competing. On Saturday Phil Maul and Linnaea Stockall undertook the Chalklands Way Ultra Marathon. If the 40 mile circular route through the Yorkshire Wolds wasn’t enough of a challenge the weekend weather … Continue reading So Wet… So Windy… So What!
Road Races On Sunday, 4 Folkestone RC runners ran in the Woodchurch 5 and 10 mile races. Andy Hadlow ran in the 5 mile race in a time of 38:20, a new PB by 32 seconds. In the 10 mile race Dominic Shepherd ran a time of 01:17:47 in his first 10 mile race, next … Continue reading
Cross Country A big well done to the eighteen Folkestone runners who turned out to support the club on Saturday in the first leg of the Kent Cross Country League held at Swanley park. First to race was Nico Pedrazas making his debut in the Under 13 Boys event, finishing well in 35th place. The Under … Continue reading Ultra, Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10 Mile, 10km, 5km, Cross-country… is there anything that we haven’t run this weekend!
On Sunday Marie Brazier and Hayley Turrell ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon a stunning central London Half Marathon, which takes in some of the capital's world-famous landmarks, and four of London's eight Royal Parks - Hyde Park, The Green Park, St James's Park and Kensington Garden. Marie completed the course in 1:57:45 with Hayley … Continue reading 4 Parks, lots of hills and a quick run round Ashford
On Sunday 18th of September, Jane Wren achieved an impressive bronze medal at the KCAA track and field championships for the 5000m, in a time of 23:39. In Saturday’s parkruns… In Ashford, Deborah Jeffery was the third woman back in a time of 23:11 with fellow FRC runner, Maria Chapman finishing the course in a … Continue reading KCAA and a lot of Parkruns
Anh-Van and Kevin Whitby competed in Chantilly, France. Although originally entered for triathlons, due to the current droughts, these had to be converted to duathlons on the day. Anh-Van completed a super sprint (2.5k run, 21k bike ride, 4.5k run) in 1:34:47, winning her age group and coming in 2nd female overall. Kevin completed the … Continue reading First of the Autumn Half Marathons
The summer months are a quiet time for races, the temperature rises, lots of us jet of on our holidays and there are very few races to enter because of this. But that didn’t stop Folkestone Running Clubs, Simon Burvill from completing the Centurion North Downs Way 100, a continuous 100 miles from Farnham along … Continue reading 100, not out!
What a tremendous week it was for Folkestone Running Club runners. Starting on Tuesday evening, to celebrate the longest day on the year, the Midsummer at the Castle 5k was run around the grounds of Dover Castle. Darren Crew was the 1st Vet 50 to finish in 21:10, followed by Jody Stoakes the 2nd Female … Continue reading Running all over the world.
Due to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations there was no Folkestone Parkrun this weekend, which meant that Folkestone Running Club members had to travel in order to get their Parkruns in, and boy did they travel. From as local as the Ashford and Walmer and Deal Parkruns to as far away as Land’s End, and … Continue reading Parkrun Tourists Fly the Flag for Folkestone
On Thursday evening, Jenny Twiggy Quinn and Philip Heathfield ran the Out of the Blue 5k trail run through the grounds of Ashburnham Place near Battle. Out of 260 runners, Phil was 11th overall and 2nd in his age cat in, 23:37 and Jenny was 64th overall and 4th in her age cat in 29:29. … Continue reading Flags, Trails, Deer and a lot of PBs.
It was a busy week for the FRC PARKRUN CUP with 11 pairs competing for a place in the next round of the A cup. On a hot and windy day there were some excellent runs with 14 runners achieving a Seasons Best. Caroline C 24.13 (97.9) vs Paul H. 23.50 (100.5). WINNER : Paul … Continue reading Parkrun Cup produces great results.
As we enter Spring marathon season, there were few races for FRC runners this weekend. On Saturday 26th March, 3 Folkestone Juniors represented Kent Schools at the Inter Counties Year 7 & 8 Cross Country 2022 In Writtle, Chelmsford. Abigail Smith 79th, Charlie Lord 53rd and Nico Pedrazas 75th. Also on Saturday, Sylwiz Tokarska ran … Continue reading Cross country fun and a lot of Parkruns.
It was a busy weekend for the members of Folkestone Running Club this weekend. The Lydd Half Marathon and 20 Miler are always a popular event for the club, especially those training for a Marathon, and this year was no exception. Not only was there a fantastic turnout for the events, there were no less … Continue reading PBs A PLENTY
It has been a busy weekend of races for FRC runners. First, on Saturday was the final race of the Kent Cross Country League. Well done to our Mens and Womens teams who took part in yesterday’s final Kent League XC fixture. First to race were the Womens team of Catherine O’Connor, Sylwia Tokarska and … Continue reading Cross Country Season Coming To An End.
On Saturday, Tara Baker ran another marathon at the SVN Vikings Challenge, in a time of 4:46:06 to add to her already impressive tally. Also on Saturday the Kent schools cross country championships were held at the Hop Farm, near Maidstone. In the Year 7 Girls category, Abigail Smith came in an impressive 18th. In … Continue reading Canterbury, XC and another Marathon!
In the final race of 2021, the Staplehurst End of Year 10 Miler on the 27th December, four runners represented Folkestone Running Club. First back for the club was Phil Heathfield in 01:20:10, followed by Karla Larnder 01:21:59, Ron Bell 01:22:34 and Jenny Quinn 01:33:15. For the first race of 2022, the Lamberhurst New Year’s … Continue reading Out with the old and in with the new.
Well done to everyone who took part in Saturday’s Kent Vets XC championships. The men’s Vet 50 race was first in the programme with Kris Klidzia in fine form finishing in 7th place on the 8k course. Kris was followed by Paul Bartlett in 37th place in his first outing as a Vet50. Torben Jessen … Continue reading Festive runs, cross-country championships and an Ultra-marathon or two.